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and china represent the world's largest economies, the world largest energy consumers, and the world's largest emitters of carbon pollution. i would rather not be the largest energy consumer or the largest emitter of carbon pollution, but since we are, we are going to get together and talk. we know there is economic competition between the two nations. that is healthy. but we do share the same climate and the same level of concern about a changing climate. i think we are well positioned to begin work together in a more concerted effort to move forward, to build on what i think of as 30 years of significant cooperation and partnership between our countries already. let me highlight the fact that one of the opportunities when i go to china is to build on the fact that epa and the ministry of environmental protection in china have had a deep and strong relationship. they know they are facing á1m they have known that for some time. we know that as well. for the past 15 years, we have been working with them in depth on working to address their air quality challenges. it is now very clear t
and china represent the world's largest economies, the world largest energy consumers, and the world's largest emitters of carbon pollution. i would rather not be the largest energy consumer or the largest emitter of carbon pollution, but since we are, we are going to get together and talk. we know there is economic competition between the two nations. that is healthy. but we do share the same climate and the same level of concern about a changing climate. i think we are well positioned to...
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. >> the wireline world is the central circulatory system of our economy. it is the veins and the arteries that can act what is now the information economy in the u.s.. we are seeing data traffic increase at the rate of 40% per year. it is wireline networks that connect all forms of communications, what are they exhibit -- whether they originate in a wireline or wireless environment. future of the communications industry, with u.s. telecom head walter mccormick. tonight on "the communicators," at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >> i got upset with the president. the, at my mental health first few meetings. then they never showed up. housewalking in the white and i met this woman, one of the press people. , nobody ever covers my meetings. she said, mrs. carter, mental health is not a sexy issue. legislation and mental health systems act of 1980. it passed through congress one month before jimmy was, as he says, involuntary retired from the white house. the incoming president put it on a shelf. it was one of the greatest of women's of my life. >> rosalynn carter, to
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economy growing. and they keep the u.s. safe and secure. our members produce goods and services that are exported all over the world. while we believe in global trade and we have seen first-hand its benefits, our members have also felt this harsh impact. we dream of a global economy that works for u.s. workers as well as workers throughout the world. sadly we have a long way to go in order to make this a reality. for u.s. aerospace workers whose jobs have moved to mexico or china, for over 1000 bangladeshi apparel workers that ran a plaza while earning roughly 18 cents an hour, for enslaved children working on cocoa plantations in the ivory coast or for the millions of people who work every day for wages that are far below poverty level. the global economy has failed them. our nation's trade policies contributing to this failure. it has led to trade agreements with countries like mexico which continued to persecute mexican trade unionists such as if tpp is implemented, u.s. manufacturing may find itself on the endangered species list. soon,
economy growing. and they keep the u.s. safe and secure. our members produce goods and services that are exported all over the world. while we believe in global trade and we have seen first-hand its benefits, our members have also felt this harsh impact. we dream of a global economy that works for u.s. workers as well as workers throughout the world. sadly we have a long way to go in order to make this a reality. for u.s. aerospace workers whose jobs have moved to mexico or china, for over 1000...
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way through the unconventional monetary policy that is literally flooded economy with liquidity. it's going to click and at the same time a number of adjustments in the capital requirements, the leverage requirements, the risk weighted assets require humans and require meds for more liquidity in the parties and the dearth of its transactions, such that it is quite possible that this liquidity requirement could cause liquidity to dry up any serious way. there's a serious problem in the unintended consequences of occurring here because nobody appears to have thought through how all of the various changes and regulations are going to interact. unfortunately the regulation has become so specialized that the capitol regulation people don't necessarily talk all the time to the liquidity regulation people and when they go to their powers you sort of hope they connect, but you can't be sure. so we were concerned about that and wanted an indicator that was easier to implement, easier to understand. the ratio that was not a minimum that would be informative. the reason we decided we didn't
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the economy didn't always work for everyone. racial discrimination locked millions out of poverty or out of opportunity. women were too often confined to a handful of often poorly paid professions and it was only through painstaking struggle that more women in i nor days and americans with disabilities began to win the right to more fairly and fully participate in the economy. nevertheless, during the post-world war two years the economic ground felt stable and secure for most americans. and the future looks brighter than the past. and for some that meant following in your old man's footsteps at the local plant and you knew that a blue-collar job would buy you a home and a car and maybe a vacation once in a while, health care and a reliable pension. for others it meant going to college. in some cases may be the first in your family to go to college. and it meant graduating without taking on loads of debt and being able to count on advancement through a vibrant job market. now it's true that those at the top even in those years c
the economy didn't always work for everyone. racial discrimination locked millions out of poverty or out of opportunity. women were too often confined to a handful of often poorly paid professions and it was only through painstaking struggle that more women in i nor days and americans with disabilities began to win the right to more fairly and fully participate in the economy. nevertheless, during the post-world war two years the economic ground felt stable and secure for most americans. and...
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the economy is improving. at the same time, you have a series of fiscal debates coming up between the president and congress and those have not gone well. the president and his team see those as opportunities again to sharpen the difference between what he is trying to do for the country and what republicans and their words are impeding. that may be an opportunity for obama to retain some approval ratings, perception of competence among the public there it it is a rosy scenario and there is a lot between now and then that has to get fixed. the white house will have to rebrand in a way. >> you talk about sharpening the difference between the white house. it is the president and administration having any real relationships and friendships with members of congress e >> not many third president obama will set his former partner in illinois as an ally. nancy pelosi, they think highly of. harry reid, they think highly of. i would not call them personal friendships. it is a fairly shallow relationship in general betw
the economy is improving. at the same time, you have a series of fiscal debates coming up between the president and congress and those have not gone well. the president and his team see those as opportunities again to sharpen the difference between what he is trying to do for the country and what republicans and their words are impeding. that may be an opportunity for obama to retain some approval ratings, perception of competence among the public there it it is a rosy scenario and there is a...
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let's give every american a fighting chance in today's economy. all right. thank you so much, everybody. god bless you. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [cheers and applause]
let's give every american a fighting chance in today's economy. all right. thank you so much, everybody. god bless you. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [cheers and applause]
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our economy was shrinking. credit was frozen, our auto industry was sliding towards the abyss and millions of americans were losing their homes. to make matters worse to contain the damage and keep our economy from melting, the american taxpayers were forced to provide extraordinary assistance to financial institutions and other companies many of which have taken risks attributed to the economic crises. the president faced an economy teetering on the edge in response, he quickly moved to put out the financial fires, restore growth and get people back to work. he was determined to make sure a financial crisis like this never happens again. this effort produced the most comprehensive over hall of our financial system since the great depression. bringing our financial system into the 21st century and creating tools to create a ever changing market institutions. these reforms created the strongest new financial safeguards for co'sumer and investors in nearly a century. in the matáer of law, they state clearly no f
our economy was shrinking. credit was frozen, our auto industry was sliding towards the abyss and millions of americans were losing their homes. to make matters worse to contain the damage and keep our economy from melting, the american taxpayers were forced to provide extraordinary assistance to financial institutions and other companies many of which have taken risks attributed to the economic crises. the president faced an economy teetering on the edge in response, he quickly moved to put...
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in part because the economy is it is a little bit more strong. as a result that extends the time in which the treasury department can do things -- at some point congress is going to have to do that. i suppose the earliest it could possibly be is february. it is much more likely that it is sometime in spring or the beginning of the summer. then you are going to get the debate over -- we should look at tax hikes, changes in entitlement. it is hard to see how they are going to get any agreement on those areas. particularly in election year. host: the house is expected to adjourn for the year on friday and the senate shortly after. a lot of high-profile legislation still hanging in the balance. it is the list of what is likely to make it through the 113th congress. caller: i think the only thing that is likely to get through is the defense authorization act. we will see what gets included. one thing we will be watching is to see whether any legislation sanctioning iran is added to that bill. the administration is doing everything it can to prevent co
in part because the economy is it is a little bit more strong. as a result that extends the time in which the treasury department can do things -- at some point congress is going to have to do that. i suppose the earliest it could possibly be is february. it is much more likely that it is sometime in spring or the beginning of the summer. then you are going to get the debate over -- we should look at tax hikes, changes in entitlement. it is hard to see how they are going to get any agreement on...
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the economy is improving. at the same time, you -- you have a series of, again, fiscal coming up between the president and congress. those have not gone well. team see ent and his those as opportunities again to sharpen the difference between what he's trying to do for the and what republicans in their words are impeding. opportunity for obama to regain approval rating, some trustworthiness. some competence, perception of competence among the public. there's a rosy scenario. a lot between now and then has fixed. if the white house will have to rebrand, by the way, to get the to getollout of the plan going again. >> you talk about sharpening the difference. asks, does the president have any relationships r friendships with members of congress. obama many -- president looks to senator durbin as an ally. ancy pelosi, they think highly of. harry reid, they think highly of. i wouldn't call those personal but it's a fairly shallow relationship in general and evenhe white house democratic leaders in congress. >> taki
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and we spent far more as an economy in growth and per capita terms that all of the major economies for a system that delivered less effective outcomes for a smaller percentage of our population. in short, quoting somebody i know well, we were spending more each year and getting less. our economy suffered, families suffered, and all of it was unnecessary. as president obama has said, fighting to deliver quality, affordable health insurance and the security that comes with it to every american is paramount. this is about making sure that everyone in the united states gets a fair shake, and it's about the economic imperative as we continue to rebuild our economy and build a better bargain for the middle class. that's what the affordable care act does, by using touchtone american values of transparency and competition to improve health care protection, and affordability to those americans who already have insurance, and to provide new affordable care options for consumers who either don't have it or want to switch their insurance. we finally put in place real solutions that have been at wo
and we spent far more as an economy in growth and per capita terms that all of the major economies for a system that delivered less effective outcomes for a smaller percentage of our population. in short, quoting somebody i know well, we were spending more each year and getting less. our economy suffered, families suffered, and all of it was unnecessary. as president obama has said, fighting to deliver quality, affordable health insurance and the security that comes with it to every american is...
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forward ono move their economy. that sense, there are pressures to try to make sure they relieved the full sanctions. we have to make sure we do not relieve the full sanctions until we get what we want in terms of narrowing the scope of their program and at the same time, tehrane a whole group in that would like to see this process fail. is going to be a very tense time. lots of hope, but a huge amount of things that can go wrong. i would argue that the danger of hereg anyone take action that might send a signal that the united states did not want to fully test this during the unwind thewould unity we have achieved in the if thiss, and then, does not work out and you have to look at the other alternatives that the president has kept on the table, you still oft to have some kind international support for any follow-up action. if the perception is that the united states did not give this people testing -- give the full testing, that would be harmful for our interests. for full sanctions relief to , one of then iran no
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you could harm the economy that way. on the other hand, you have to look ahead and say can we keep doing everything we're doing once the economy recovers, and the answer is no. it just doesn't add up. it's a matter of math that our spending is going to exceed be revenues by an amount that what happens is you have to borrow money to make up that difference, and you have to pay interest on that money, it's like trying to live off of your credit card. eventually, it becomes unsustainable. so, you know, the point is not that you need to cut somebody's social security benefits in this year to try to balance the budget or next year or the next few years. what you need to do is look at the commitments and how are you going to pay for them and come up with something that over time is going to be sustainable. and that's really what the grand bargain is about. it's not about austerity. people sometimes think, well, this is, you know, why are you trying to push austerity in a bad economic time. and we've really got two problems. we
you could harm the economy that way. on the other hand, you have to look ahead and say can we keep doing everything we're doing once the economy recovers, and the answer is no. it just doesn't add up. it's a matter of math that our spending is going to exceed be revenues by an amount that what happens is you have to borrow money to make up that difference, and you have to pay interest on that money, it's like trying to live off of your credit card. eventually, it becomes unsustainable. so, you...
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their economy is in the gutter now. so they are going to be wary of doing this. we are going to have to insist on some very intrusive verification measures to be able to give some measure of that they do not have covert facilities going forward. >> what do you think the best deal could be, from a practical standpoint? we know what prime minister he -- stopu says everything, dismantle everything. what do you think the best we could do is? orthe president has more less said it, but you reduce a iran'syou reduce enrichment facilities, down to the level required for the electricity it needs. you have intrusive inspections on everything else, and i think -- bob is a real expert on this and i would be interested in his and ats -- you put a year half between any breakout capability -- >> would that be the goal, really? to keep them a year and a half away? >> to keep them substantially away, yes. bewhat i think we should trying to do, we want to be able , breakingany effort out of constraints immediately. that is why you have daily inspections. you want an enrichment pro
their economy is in the gutter now. so they are going to be wary of doing this. we are going to have to insist on some very intrusive verification measures to be able to give some measure of that they do not have covert facilities going forward. >> what do you think the best deal could be, from a practical standpoint? we know what prime minister he -- stopu says everything, dismantle everything. what do you think the best we could do is? orthe president has more less said it, but you...
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. >> the wireline world is the system ofrculatory our economy. it is the veins and the arteries that connect what is now the information economy in the u.s. data traffic on our wireline networks increase at 40% per year. it is wireline networks that connect communication, whether they originate in a wireline or wireless environment. america's future is a wireline future. >> u.s. telecom head walter mccormick much night on the communicators at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> i got upset with the president. covered my mental health meetings ist few had, and then they never showed up. i was walking in the white house and met this woman who was a press person. you do not ever cover my meetings. she said mental health is not a issue. but we found out what was needed and developed legislation. we passed the mental health systems act of 1980. through congress one month before jimmy, as he says, retired fromrily the white house. the incoming president put it on a shelf and never implemented it. it is one of the greatest disappointments in my life. atros
. >> the wireline world is the system ofrculatory our economy. it is the veins and the arteries that connect what is now the information economy in the u.s. data traffic on our wireline networks increase at 40% per year. it is wireline networks that connect communication, whether they originate in a wireline or wireless environment. america's future is a wireline future. >> u.s. telecom head walter mccormick much night on the communicators at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> i...
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economies and the economies of our partners in the south. by sharing our military resources, canada and the u.s. are more efficient in the fight against transnational criminal organization. canada's support is only one example of canada's work in the americas where we're always ready to assist this the case of a natural disaster, as we did in haiti three years ago. and canada's also involved actively in fostering cooperation with mexico. indeed, we hosted the first trilateral meeting of the north american defense ministers in march of last year. this meeting led to the establishment of a framework to develop cooperation between canada, the u.s. and mexico on issues of mutual concern including efforts to address transnational criminal organizations and to respond to disasters in the hemisphere. we're really looking forward to the second trilateral defense ministers meeting which will be hosted by mexico next year. be let's look at some of this international cooperation as it applies to europe, africa and the middle east. ladies and gentlemen,
economies and the economies of our partners in the south. by sharing our military resources, canada and the u.s. are more efficient in the fight against transnational criminal organization. canada's support is only one example of canada's work in the americas where we're always ready to assist this the case of a natural disaster, as we did in haiti three years ago. and canada's also involved actively in fostering cooperation with mexico. indeed, we hosted the first trilateral meeting of the...
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down and increasing payroll across the country to drive the economy. i would join you in supporting the legislation passing the jobs bill that we have for so long. what we need is to pass legislation to create jobs and we are just waiting for the leadership to do so. >> i can appreciate that it is jobs. we may disagree on what stimulates jobs. ideal even lower taxes, less regulation, less government interference and certainly we will have some other questions today to indicate to the impact of the aca. what i've heard today about, and i'm a small business guy. we have the mantra grow or die and if you don't, you aren't doing what you should as a notch up in orbit growth requires capital. accounts receivable, inventory, etc. any and all dollars wasted on the regulatory burden such as the business aggregation rules and hiring a tax expert is in fact the dollar that is not available to invest and grow. so i get gas briefly we have a lot of members to ask questions, but just to reaffirm, i think i heard it in your testimony, but we would like to go down th
down and increasing payroll across the country to drive the economy. i would join you in supporting the legislation passing the jobs bill that we have for so long. what we need is to pass legislation to create jobs and we are just waiting for the leadership to do so. >> i can appreciate that it is jobs. we may disagree on what stimulates jobs. ideal even lower taxes, less regulation, less government interference and certainly we will have some other questions today to indicate to the...
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how do we grow this economy in a competitive world. in particular, how do we empower, again, not just give, but empower our citizens through hardwork and thrift and all those things to enjoy the fruits of the growth, particularly the third that aren't getting the education. the kids, let's say, that aren't getting the quality of education we need to be economically relative in an innovative global economy. that's what i would focus on. i suspect you're a little more concerned about the rising oceans than we are in indiana, kind of put that on the -- on the list. but that would be my take on it. >> i joined no labels two years ago. i'm a paying member of no labels. democrat representing a republican area. redistricting got worse. 60% republs. and my first election was 2005. my slogan was uniting the middle. that's still my slogan. my margins keep getting better. i think i appeal to the people in my community. one of my comments use talk about your vision is i've been thinking, now there is abeffort to get more state legislators, i'm thr
how do we grow this economy in a competitive world. in particular, how do we empower, again, not just give, but empower our citizens through hardwork and thrift and all those things to enjoy the fruits of the growth, particularly the third that aren't getting the education. the kids, let's say, that aren't getting the quality of education we need to be economically relative in an innovative global economy. that's what i would focus on. i suspect you're a little more concerned about the rising...
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and later on c-span, kentucky senator ran paul will talk about jobs and economy at the detroit club and the remarks come after detroit was ruled to proceed with their chapter nine bankruptcy. >> i am a combat vet. i served in the navy for seven years before i was retired. i contracted a lung disease and crushed my hands and had to have them rebuilt. i have hundred percent disabled and my life expectancy is less than two years. i don't need anything from the va. my claim took four years. not once did i ever present one single piece of new evidence. the entire claim was submitted fu fully developed before i was discharged from the navy. i am here not to represent my claim or my issue. my husband and i are here to make sure this panel and everyone that listens to us understand that cases mike like own and ms. mcnut with not isolated. i have dealt with 1,000 cases in the last six months of veterans and spouses and children who are dealing with complex claims that are being denied over and other than again or being low-balls. >> a committee on dealing with the va's backlog of processing disa
and later on c-span, kentucky senator ran paul will talk about jobs and economy at the detroit club and the remarks come after detroit was ruled to proceed with their chapter nine bankruptcy. >> i am a combat vet. i served in the navy for seven years before i was retired. i contracted a lung disease and crushed my hands and had to have them rebuilt. i have hundred percent disabled and my life expectancy is less than two years. i don't need anything from the va. my claim took four years....
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it supports the economy. my dad was a coal miner so i've known this industry forever. i wouldn't be here if it weren't for that. the standards for the power plants will essentially prevent construction at another power plant in this country essentially. in the first few pages of the eta cost-benefit analysis, you admit that this policy will come and i quote, result in a negligible co2 emission change or quantified benefits through 2022. in your view should the federal government regulate the coal-fired power plants in this manner if there are no benefits? that is an up or down. >> we should be regulating from the common missions. >> then your statement that you made that was incorrect that there is a benefit through 2022 because the quote in the first few pages of the cost-benefit analysis and i quote again result in the negligible co2 emission changes or quantified benefits through 2022. >> which is a reflection of the industry and the market as it sits today. so even in light of the fact that epa admits there is no benefit to it. >> of the issue is that .. isn't bein
it supports the economy. my dad was a coal miner so i've known this industry forever. i wouldn't be here if it weren't for that. the standards for the power plants will essentially prevent construction at another power plant in this country essentially. in the first few pages of the eta cost-benefit analysis, you admit that this policy will come and i quote, result in a negligible co2 emission change or quantified benefits through 2022. in your view should the federal government regulate the...
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five years later our economy has steadily grown. our businesses have created nearly 8 million jobs over the past 44 months, our housing market is recovering, and our financial system is stronger and once again an engine for economic growth. a lot of progress has been made and one of the main drivers has been the work of agencies and regulators to repair a badly damaged financial system. as regulators complete the remaining core element of wall street reform, there are four things we need to keep in mind. first, the rules of the road must be effective in designed to address the modern financial markets. second, we must make sure that regulators have the resources necessary to get the job done and they are held accountable. third, other countries need strong standards and mechanisms to address risks that reach across borders. and, finally, we must remain vigilant to potential new threats constantly monitoring the way that risks change and evolve and pursuing reforms to reduce risks stemming from both traditional banking and the shadow
five years later our economy has steadily grown. our businesses have created nearly 8 million jobs over the past 44 months, our housing market is recovering, and our financial system is stronger and once again an engine for economic growth. a lot of progress has been made and one of the main drivers has been the work of agencies and regulators to repair a badly damaged financial system. as regulators complete the remaining core element of wall street reform, there are four things we need to...
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and that that ultimately will have a long-term impact on our economy. it was this belief that we had to get out of opportunity sharing into success sharing that has driven much of what i talk about on education. and, or therefore, if you start to think about that, it actually changes your whole view of education. into that i did step into a situation as was referenced by rick with one of the largest achievement gaps along racial lines or zip codes or type of community, however you want to describe it. tsa the reality in connecticut. -- that's the reality in connecticut. we have high highs and very low lows, and in cases they are in adjoining zip codes, so we needed to do something about that. we thesed to hold ourselves as governmental entities accountable for what we were doing on a state level, on a local jurisdictional level both on, by the leaders, the political leaders of noneducation government as well as by the leaders of the education government as it exists in the state of connecticut. and into that we have moved rather rapidly. i have to also
and that that ultimately will have a long-term impact on our economy. it was this belief that we had to get out of opportunity sharing into success sharing that has driven much of what i talk about on education. and, or therefore, if you start to think about that, it actually changes your whole view of education. into that i did step into a situation as was referenced by rick with one of the largest achievement gaps along racial lines or zip codes or type of community, however you want to...
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it is a big player now in the world economy. i have been sharing with many of the persons i have been talking to, a situation where i think there is an opportunity for latin america and the u.s.. there is a new concept that is becoming a very important concept. the concept that is referred to as a demographic dividend. the source of growth in the world that china was some years ago started to diminish because the negative demographic dividend that they are having because the population is not increasing it on the contrary it is decreasing. you have the problem in europe and you are having that problem here in the u.s.. one of the few areas in the world where you have a positive democrat dividend is america. you still have a young population and there you have a tremendous opportunity in the u.s. sees latin america with those eyes, there's a tremendous opportunity to increase the cooperation between the two areas and you are going to need immigration sooner or later if you want your economy to continue growing and that immigratio
it is a big player now in the world economy. i have been sharing with many of the persons i have been talking to, a situation where i think there is an opportunity for latin america and the u.s.. there is a new concept that is becoming a very important concept. the concept that is referred to as a demographic dividend. the source of growth in the world that china was some years ago started to diminish because the negative demographic dividend that they are having because the population is not...
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and families who are struggling to just keep their heads above water in a very difficult economy, who have seen their jobs disappear, who have, after years of dedicated work, find themselves now looking at very difficult circumstances for employment, in my home state particularly but not my home state alone. so we are -- have to act and that's why we're here this evening to ask for immediate consideration, not further and further review but immediate consideration. i think it's important to point out that the average weekly benefit is about $300 per week. this is not a program that people are using to enrich themselves, by any means. this is basically keeping the heat on, keeping some food on the table, maybe keeping the rent paid. this is a program also that people only qualify for after working and establishing a work history. so for all these reasons, we're not talking about some lavish benefit that's a windfall to americans. this is something that's going to keep families together. and that's why i think we have to be willing, beginning this evening, to get this program extended t
and families who are struggling to just keep their heads above water in a very difficult economy, who have seen their jobs disappear, who have, after years of dedicated work, find themselves now looking at very difficult circumstances for employment, in my home state particularly but not my home state alone. so we are -- have to act and that's why we're here this evening to ask for immediate consideration, not further and further review but immediate consideration. i think it's important to...
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overall, these trends are encouraging news for families and our economy. they feel more secure in their own budgets. businesses spend less on healthcare they can hire more workers. the past 45 months as you know, businesses here in the united states have created more jobs.00,000 new which is a perfect segue to something i just wanted to note. today, information that was released earlier this morning is jobs day and figures on job creation in november were announced. i think it is worth noting when you look at this graph, not only was the economy in freefall, job loss was terrible at the end of 2008 and early 2009 when president obama took office, and not only has the trajectory been consistently in the right direction, if you will note when we first began positive job creation in the wake of the great recession, it was right around when the affordable care act passed. this is obviously not a direct correlation. but we are moving in the right direction. the information i cited in the beginning about the positive effects of the affordable care act on reducin
overall, these trends are encouraging news for families and our economy. they feel more secure in their own budgets. businesses spend less on healthcare they can hire more workers. the past 45 months as you know, businesses here in the united states have created more jobs.00,000 new which is a perfect segue to something i just wanted to note. today, information that was released earlier this morning is jobs day and figures on job creation in november were announced. i think it is worth noting...
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their economy isn't any better now. they will be wary of doing this but we will have to insist on some very interested verification measures to be able to give some measure of confidence that they don't have covert facilities going forward. >> what do you think the best deal could be from a practical standpoint? we know what prime minister netanyahu says, stop everything, dismantle everything. what do you think is the best we can do? >> the president has more or less dead you reduce iran's enrichment capability down to the level required to generate electricity and the justification for this program and you convert a semi-reactor two light water and you have intrusive inspections on everything else. i think bob is a real expert on this and i would be interested in his thoughts but you are putting a year-to-year and a half between any capability. >> would that be the goal really when you come right down to it to keep them a year and a half away? >> conceptually what i think we should be trying to do, we want to be able t
their economy isn't any better now. they will be wary of doing this but we will have to insist on some very interested verification measures to be able to give some measure of confidence that they don't have covert facilities going forward. >> what do you think the best deal could be from a practical standpoint? we know what prime minister netanyahu says, stop everything, dismantle everything. what do you think is the best we can do? >> the president has more or less dead you reduce...
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pell grants strengthen our economy and boost work force productivity. we know a college degree can dramatically increase employment and wage and move low-income students to the middle class. i'm proud of the progress they have made through the passage of student aid and fiscal responsibility act of 2010, known as safe are a. and the college cost reduction at access cost of 2010 i know congress can do more. unfortunately recent budget agreements have reduced the pell grant funding by more than $50 brake light by cutting hundreds of thousand of students from the program many other changes to fund the pell grant program. we can do better than robbing peter to pay paul. moving forward, the republican majority wants to eliminate hundreds of thousand if not millions more students from the pell grant program. the republican passed budget will do exactly that by cutting $98 billion from that program alone. to be sure, students and families continue to struggle to afford the cost of a college degree. skyrocketing college costs in recent years have eroded the pur
pell grants strengthen our economy and boost work force productivity. we know a college degree can dramatically increase employment and wage and move low-income students to the middle class. i'm proud of the progress they have made through the passage of student aid and fiscal responsibility act of 2010, known as safe are a. and the college cost reduction at access cost of 2010 i know congress can do more. unfortunately recent budget agreements have reduced the pell grant funding by more than...
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they have to move forward on their economy. in that sense, there are pressures to try to make sure they relieved the full sanctions. we have to make sure we do not relieve the full sanctions until we get what we want in terms of narrowing the scope of their program and at the same time, you have a whole group in tehran that would like to see this rocess fail. it is going to be a very tense ime. lots of hope, but a huge amount of things that can go wrong. i would argue that the danger of having anyone take action here hat might send a signal that the united states did not want to fully test this during the six months would unwind the unity we have achieved in the sanctions, and then, if this does not work out and you have to look at the other alternatives that the president has kept on the table, you still want to have some kind of international support for any ollow-up action. if the perception is that the united states did not give the full testing, that would be harmful for our interests. >> for full sanctions relief to take
they have to move forward on their economy. in that sense, there are pressures to try to make sure they relieved the full sanctions. we have to make sure we do not relieve the full sanctions until we get what we want in terms of narrowing the scope of their program and at the same time, you have a whole group in tehran that would like to see this rocess fail. it is going to be a very tense ime. lots of hope, but a huge amount of things that can go wrong. i would argue that the danger of having...
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finance is one part of our interconnected economy. the vast majority of opportunity, vast majority of growth and innovation is outside of finance with 94% of private sector jobs outside of finance. so finance has to serve the economy and help markets operate with common sense rules of the road. president roosevelt got that right 80 years ago and many of the reforms of the 1930s are success of the next 80 years. i really think that's what president obama did as well after the crisis he, you know, took on five years ago. but i think it is through these dodd-frank reforms that many of which are now being implemented. so i just wanted to mention a couple of my, around the table if i can. i have six real quick ones. first i think the heart of reform is insuring that largest financial institutions have freedom to fail. my dad's small business in baltimore, if he didn't make payroll on friday no one was coming to bail him out. i think that is at the core what dodd-frank is. i was pleased last month, the moody's, largest rating agency moved u
finance is one part of our interconnected economy. the vast majority of opportunity, vast majority of growth and innovation is outside of finance with 94% of private sector jobs outside of finance. so finance has to serve the economy and help markets operate with common sense rules of the road. president roosevelt got that right 80 years ago and many of the reforms of the 1930s are success of the next 80 years. i really think that's what president obama did as well after the crisis he, you...
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down in increasing payroll across the country to drive the economy. >> would you yield? i will join you in supporting legislation in passing the jobs bill that we have had for so long. but we need is to pass legislation to create jobs and we are just waiting for the leadership to do so. >> i can appreciate that. it is jobs that we may disagree on what stimulates jobs. i myself believe in lower taxes, less government interference and certainly we will have other questions today that indicate the impact of the aca. what i heard today though and again i'm a small business guide. we have the mantra grow or die and if you're not growing you're not doing what you should do as an entrepreneur. growth requires capital. accounts receivable inventory etc. etc. and any old all of dollars wasted on regulatory burdens such as the business aggregation rule and hiring a tax expert is in fact a dollar that's not available to invest in growth. briefly to reconfirm i think i heard it in your testimony that we would like to go down the line starting with ms. walker and ask if you think thi
down in increasing payroll across the country to drive the economy. >> would you yield? i will join you in supporting legislation in passing the jobs bill that we have had for so long. but we need is to pass legislation to create jobs and we are just waiting for the leadership to do so. >> i can appreciate that. it is jobs that we may disagree on what stimulates jobs. i myself believe in lower taxes, less government interference and certainly we will have other questions today that...
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economy and to some extent the world economy is extraordinary. so it's a very important position that people hold. i'm going to focus my questions on the lng siting. of all of the stuff that you have responsibility over there is probably no more important mission that you hold today in terms of the strategic interest in the united states and siting these lng facilities. the congress gave you the authority to make the final decision or at least on the permits back in the energy policy act of 2005 at the time we did it result you are going to be using that for imports more than exports but the fact is between you and the department of energy, you have the ability to affect the strategic interest all over the world. i met last evening with some officials from the russian energy sector and they are very aware of the impact of the exports from the united states will have a markets that right now the russians dominate just as an example. i also met recently with turkey. some of cuts extend -- does understand -- has expired how the ability to produce th
economy and to some extent the world economy is extraordinary. so it's a very important position that people hold. i'm going to focus my questions on the lng siting. of all of the stuff that you have responsibility over there is probably no more important mission that you hold today in terms of the strategic interest in the united states and siting these lng facilities. the congress gave you the authority to make the final decision or at least on the permits back in the energy policy act of...
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instead, what our economy needs more progrowth solutions that get government out of the way. on the other side of the capitol, from harry reid's office, as our economy continues to gather steam coming out is not the time for washington to put on the brakes. the actions we take in congress could make the difference between getting a job or not. and in detroit today, senator rand paul is introducing legislation to create what he calls freedom songs he said would keep money in the hands of text they are sent to the selected tree. senator powell's remarks came in a speech at the detroit economic club. >> today i'm here to introduce something that caught economic freedom songs. a bill introduced next week in washington. these freedom zones will dramatically reduce taxes and red tape so detroit businesses can grow and thrive. freedom zones are similar to an idea that kemp introduced a couple decades ago. template figure out ways to empower real people, regardless of race or family background. he called his plan a conservative war on poverty. it is time we revisit these ideas and ex
instead, what our economy needs more progrowth solutions that get government out of the way. on the other side of the capitol, from harry reid's office, as our economy continues to gather steam coming out is not the time for washington to put on the brakes. the actions we take in congress could make the difference between getting a job or not. and in detroit today, senator rand paul is introducing legislation to create what he calls freedom songs he said would keep money in the hands of text...
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destruction, even a backpack brought across the southern border to my district what that would do to the our economy, secure life. with a look at this as a very real threat. no matter how science fiction it is to think about that happening. it could easily happen. it's our job to stop it. >> host: representative hunter, iran has not ended and f the country for more than 200 just. they have a right to defend themselves. what do you say to that argument? >> guest: iran has invaded other countries do proxy terrorist the they're in syria, ma lebanon. they are in a lot of places doing bad things. they are in afghanistan. so they haven't invaded because that's not what these countries do. what these countries do is when i say countries, countries like afghanistan, prewar, and iran, they have proxy care. they fund, promote and train at actors in their state and then send them out to other countries to destabilize those countries. >> host: front page of "the new york times," i don't know if you saw this story. jihadists groups gain internal across the middle peace. >> guest: that's true. in fact, iraq and s
destruction, even a backpack brought across the southern border to my district what that would do to the our economy, secure life. with a look at this as a very real threat. no matter how science fiction it is to think about that happening. it could easily happen. it's our job to stop it. >> host: representative hunter, iran has not ended and f the country for more than 200 just. they have a right to defend themselves. what do you say to that argument? >> guest: iran has invaded...
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many of them would help our economy and boost job creation. bills passed by this house yet to be acted on by the senate. like bills would do things increased the supply of american energy and build the keystone pipeline, rollback redtape and unnecessary regulations, provide more flexibility to working families, reform and improve job-training programs, protect americans from cyber attacks, help schools recruit and keep the best teachers. delay the individual mandate, allow the merkin people to keep their health care plans they like -- allow the american people to keep their health care plans they like. every single one of these bills has been blocked by washington democrats. the senate and the president continued to stand in the way of the people's priorities. now we are trying to come to an agreement on the budget and on the farm bill. amongst other issues that are in conference. chairman lucasnd have made serious, good faith efforts to senate democrats. when will they learn to say yes to common ground? when will they start listening to the a
many of them would help our economy and boost job creation. bills passed by this house yet to be acted on by the senate. like bills would do things increased the supply of american energy and build the keystone pipeline, rollback redtape and unnecessary regulations, provide more flexibility to working families, reform and improve job-training programs, protect americans from cyber attacks, help schools recruit and keep the best teachers. delay the individual mandate, allow the merkin people to...
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where by the economy grew but also the inequality grew. the rich became richer. the poor became poorer. we put in place specific access and we can also proudly say in the last three years, colombia has lowered its inequality more than any other country except for -- the progress has been tremendous. what i hope if we reach a peace agreement, then we can concentrate even more of our resources in achieving a better social indicators and more progress in that respect. in our international relations i also dpdzed -- decided to change the way we were doing things when i arrive we must change this. we have to be relevant players in the world scenario if we want to have a good interperformance. and we decided to start changing the situation the first thing i did was to call my -- until then one of the worst enemies was i invited to come to colombia. we sat down. in front of each over and said this we've been at odds for a long time. as a journalist, it and also a minister i had written the worst things about him. and he had said the worst things about me. we can agree t
where by the economy grew but also the inequality grew. the rich became richer. the poor became poorer. we put in place specific access and we can also proudly say in the last three years, colombia has lowered its inequality more than any other country except for -- the progress has been tremendous. what i hope if we reach a peace agreement, then we can concentrate even more of our resources in achieving a better social indicators and more progress in that respect. in our international...
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we have farmers fail all the time in our economy. none of these programs rewards people that cannot farm well. we do not want a program that rewards farmers that cannot farm well. farmers that provide the safest and cheapest food in the world to american and global families. host: independent caller is up next. caller: i am so angry. i was born into a family that had nothing. when we were kids we had to do without. their our children in this country that are doing without food in their stomachs. there mother has to go to work. there is no work for some of these women. they are trying to raise their family. of food and cat food. you eat steak dinners. you have already cut. you are not telling the truth. host: there is a piece about the snap program. it expired. about $40 writes -- less each month to feed a family of four. one of the things you have to understand is the history. the food stamps was part of the stimulus and was designed to let inflation match back up. to movecrats decided the expiration date to pay for some other stimul
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or thecare about health economy, because when nih does is a wonderful support of the economy with a remarkable return on investment in all of those grants that are going out to all 50 states, we get something like you to fold return in ln the first year. this case is so strong, it has to win the day. whoof the young scientists are listening, hang in there. we are going to get through this. host: for more information on largestch has the hospital dedicated to clinical research, more than 23,000 unique patients in 2013. i want to follow-up on her point. she is studying narrow science. you said that is -- neuro science. the human brain is the most complicated structure in the universe. -- the ability to make sense out of that has seemed out of reach for most of the time that we have been studying neuroscience and biology. president obama announced a new step in that direction. the human brain initiative, which aims a combination of research from nih, nsf, darpa, private foundations, from companies working with the international community to try to figure out how the circuits in the brain work. th
or thecare about health economy, because when nih does is a wonderful support of the economy with a remarkable return on investment in all of those grants that are going out to all 50 states, we get something like you to fold return in ln the first year. this case is so strong, it has to win the day. whoof the young scientists are listening, hang in there. we are going to get through this. host: for more information on largestch has the hospital dedicated to clinical research, more than 23,000...
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health care costs, make sure people are covert comic of people financial security, and it's good for economy businesses, the federal budget. but i hope you haven't been discouraged by how hard it has been because stuff that is worth it is always hard. civil rights movement was hard. giving women the right to vote, that was hard. >> subcommittee will come to order. we will begin a round of questioning. i will start that off. my first question will be for mr. abrams. you note in your written testimony that one manner in which claims become complex because the va error. cases that disorder often appealed angry man had. often more than once further increasing the complexity of the claim procedurally. number one, can you elaborate on the common errors which causes claims to be more complex due to va error on appeal? and number two, to think greater focus on appeal and remanded claims would assist va learning from it mistakes and making less of these types of errors in the future? >> yes, i can. let me give you an example. suppose a veteran files a claim for pts d. the veteran alleges that he suff
health care costs, make sure people are covert comic of people financial security, and it's good for economy businesses, the federal budget. but i hope you haven't been discouraged by how hard it has been because stuff that is worth it is always hard. civil rights movement was hard. giving women the right to vote, that was hard. >> subcommittee will come to order. we will begin a round of questioning. i will start that off. my first question will be for mr. abrams. you note in your...
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small businesses are the backbone of our economy. but in the past, health care costs and declining coverage have hinders small business owners. the factors have -- our nation's entrepreneurial problems and help out small businesses. in fact the chairman mentioned nfib, the u.s. chamber of commerce, they have conducted a survey about small businesses asking them why is this the main issue they are concerned about? they talk about the cost of health insurance to be able to provide. in fact, 62 percent of small businesses in this country provide no health insurance to their employees, their family, or themselves. if anything, this law will enable small businesses to participate in the changes. so we have the largest -- in the process we will bring premium costs down because that will provide the kind of leverage that will enable them to -- [inaudible] a good premium. and gave consumers control over their own health care. yet, with any law of this magnitude, some will need to be made along the way. it happens every day. that is what the
small businesses are the backbone of our economy. but in the past, health care costs and declining coverage have hinders small business owners. the factors have -- our nation's entrepreneurial problems and help out small businesses. in fact the chairman mentioned nfib, the u.s. chamber of commerce, they have conducted a survey about small businesses asking them why is this the main issue they are concerned about? they talk about the cost of health insurance to be able to provide. in fact, 62...
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if you care about health, for yourself or families or friends, if you care about the economy, because what we do is a wonderful support of the economy with a remarkable return on investments in the grants going out we get a two fold return in the first year. this case is so strong that i think ultimately it has to win. i would say to the young scie e scientist, hang in there, we mean get through this. >> nih has the world's largest hospital and more than 23,000 unique patients in 2013. i want to follow up on sam's point. you said the neuro science is the last frontier of medical research. how so? >> the human brain is the most complicated structure in the known universe. there are 86 billion neurons and each has a thousand connections. and the ability to be able to make sense out of that has seemed out of reach for most of the time that we have been studying neuro science is biology. and the president announced the human brain initiative and work to figure out how the circuits in the brain work. that is an amazing frontier to think about. we can measure what happens with individual ne
if you care about health, for yourself or families or friends, if you care about the economy, because what we do is a wonderful support of the economy with a remarkable return on investments in the grants going out we get a two fold return in the first year. this case is so strong that i think ultimately it has to win. i would say to the young scie e scientist, hang in there, we mean get through this. >> nih has the world's largest hospital and more than 23,000 unique patients in 2013. i...
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economy to some extent the world economy is extraordinary. so it's a very important position that you poor people. i'm going to focus my questions on lng siting. of all the stuff that you folks have responsibility over, there's probably no more important mission that you hold today in terms of the strategic interest of the united states than citing these lng facilities. the congress gave you the authority to make a final decision or at least on the permits, backing energy policy act of 2005. at the time we did it we felt he would be using that for lng imports more than lng exports. but the fact is that between you and the department of energy, you have the ability to affect the strategic interests all over the world. i met last evening with some officials from the russian energy sector, and they are very, very aware of the impact lng exports from the united states will have a markets that right now the russians dominate just as an example. i've also met recently with turkey. kazakhstan, some of those countries, qatar, it's just stunning how o
economy to some extent the world economy is extraordinary. so it's a very important position that you poor people. i'm going to focus my questions on lng siting. of all the stuff that you folks have responsibility over, there's probably no more important mission that you hold today in terms of the strategic interest of the united states than citing these lng facilities. the congress gave you the authority to make a final decision or at least on the permits, backing energy policy act of 2005. at...
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we have to have a bucket as opposed to just continuing resolutions to keep the most important economy in the world going. you got to have immigration reform. you have to have a competitive tax code. you have to do something about debt and education. this is all about problem solving. so no labels being at the sweet spot of where i think where the american people are and where they will be in the next couple of election cycles will therefore be in a place where most elected officials are going to want to be, not because it's the right thing politically, but because it's the right thing for this country. >> senator, you served in the senate for over a decade. how did things change when you were serving and how useful would a group like no labels have been early in the career or if they changed towards the end of the career in the senate? >> that's a good question. the senate has changed dramatically in the last 13 or 14 years. it's changed. it's just a completely different universe since my father's time. i'll tell you a story. it was 1968, my father was running for the first re-electio
we have to have a bucket as opposed to just continuing resolutions to keep the most important economy in the world going. you got to have immigration reform. you have to have a competitive tax code. you have to do something about debt and education. this is all about problem solving. so no labels being at the sweet spot of where i think where the american people are and where they will be in the next couple of election cycles will therefore be in a place where most elected officials are going...
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it is an agency that almost no one hears about coming yet it is -- its impact on the world economy is extraordinary. so it is a very important position that people have owed. of all of the stuff that you have responsibility over, there is probably no more important mission that you hold today in terms of the strategic interest in the united states than citing these lng facilities. the congress gave you the authority to make the final decision at least on the permit back in the energy policy act of 2005. at the time we did it we felt that he would be using that for the imports, more than the lng exports. but the fact is that between you and the department of energy, you have the ability to affect strategic interest all over the world. i met last evening with some officials from the russian energy sector and they are very aware of the impact lng exports from the united states will have in markets that right now the russians dominate just as an example. i've also met with turkey, kazakhstan, some of those countries, kay tarr. it's just stunning how our ability to produce natural gas with
it is an agency that almost no one hears about coming yet it is -- its impact on the world economy is extraordinary. so it is a very important position that people have owed. of all of the stuff that you have responsibility over, there is probably no more important mission that you hold today in terms of the strategic interest in the united states than citing these lng facilities. the congress gave you the authority to make the final decision at least on the permit back in the energy policy act...
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privacy, the public interest in the economic health of tech companies, the economic basis of the digital economy of this country, thirty six billion as the likely damage to u.s. and u.k. companies because people are not going to trust these companies on the basis of the domain. i have to include you need a privacy advocate, you need somebody external who has technical knowledge which i don't and many have. they have a school budget, 1.3 million, and there are all kinds of questions parliamentarians have started asking about whether it is right for is this not to be a full select committee of the house, whether it is right that the chair should be a former person with dealings with the intelligence committee. and whether they have enough resolve. i am hearing helpful suggestions, interesting suggestions about how it might be reformed as a result of newspaper coverage. >> thank you, alan rusbridger. thank you. what is the principal? all governments keep secrets. what should i think you're better place to adjudge what piece of that information should go public? or having a field day and this helps?
privacy, the public interest in the economic health of tech companies, the economic basis of the digital economy of this country, thirty six billion as the likely damage to u.s. and u.k. companies because people are not going to trust these companies on the basis of the domain. i have to include you need a privacy advocate, you need somebody external who has technical knowledge which i don't and many have. they have a school budget, 1.3 million, and there are all kinds of questions...
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what it means so that happen, and, number two, as the assistant majority leader knows, this helps our economy. when people receive unemployment benefits, they're spending it. they're spending it in the grocery store, at the hardware store, they're spending it at the auto repair shop to fix their car so they can go out and get a job and go out and go to work. so all of those are reasons that raising the minimum wage is so important, extending unemployment insurance is so important. and one more point before yielding to the assistant majority leader from illinois. it's not welfare, it's unemployment insurance. people pay in when three working working -- when they're working hoping they're not going to collect. so they're collecting their insurance basic. that's what insurance is. things aren't working right, you get unemployment benefits, unemployment insurance, social insurance. that's why this is so important. i yield to the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: will the senator from ohio yield through the claire for a question? officer the senator fromthe pre. mr. durbin: can the senator from o
what it means so that happen, and, number two, as the assistant majority leader knows, this helps our economy. when people receive unemployment benefits, they're spending it. they're spending it in the grocery store, at the hardware store, they're spending it at the auto repair shop to fix their car so they can go out and get a job and go out and go to work. so all of those are reasons that raising the minimum wage is so important, extending unemployment insurance is so important. and one more...
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a law that was supposed to help our economy has instead hurt our economy. by discouraging full-time job creation, because if you have a full-time job your employer has got to pay for the full obamacare price tag, so what they've been doing is moving people from full-time work to part-time work. indeed, a number of labor organization leaders went to the white house a few months ago and they called the implementation of obamacare a nightmare. saying it had made full-time work part-time work. but it's worse than that. obamacare has hampered medical innovation by taxing the very people that build medical devices here in america causing them to move those businesses off shore or simply to cut down their hiring. and it's placed costly new burdens on small businesses. the entities that produce as many as 70% of the new jobs in america. it's not the fortune 500 that create the vast majority of jobs in america, it's the small mom-and-pop operations, the entrepreneur who create those jobs and that's where obamacare hits the hardest. it's no wonder our economy continu
a law that was supposed to help our economy has instead hurt our economy. by discouraging full-time job creation, because if you have a full-time job your employer has got to pay for the full obamacare price tag, so what they've been doing is moving people from full-time work to part-time work. indeed, a number of labor organization leaders went to the white house a few months ago and they called the implementation of obamacare a nightmare. saying it had made full-time work part-time work. but...